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Kwesi and Nana Ruby learn to swim / words by Kobina Commeh ; art by Bárbara Quintino.
Van Pelt Library PZ7.1.C6664 Kw 2025
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Commeh, Kobina, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Grandmothers--Juvenile fiction.
- Grandmothers.
- Grandparent and child--Juvenile fiction.
- Grandparent and child.
- Fear--Juvenile fiction.
- Fear.
- Swimming--Juvenile fiction.
- Swimming.
- Mami Wata (African deity)--Juvenile fiction.
- Mami Wata (African deity).
- Water spirits--Juvenile fiction.
- Water spirits.
- Mermaids--Juvenile fiction.
- Mermaids.
- Ghanaian Americans--Juvenile fiction.
- Ghanaian Americans.
- African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
- African Americans.
- Black people--Juvenile fiction.
- Black people.
- Africa, West--Social life and customs--Juvenile fiction.
- Africa, West.
- Mami Wata (African deity)--Juvenile literature.
- Grandmothers--Fiction.
- Grandparent and child--Fiction.
- Fear--Fiction.
- Swimming--Fiction.
- Mami Wata (African deity)--Fiction.
- Water spirits--Fiction.
- Mermaids--Fiction.
- Ghanaian Americans--Fiction.
- African Americans--Fiction.
- Black people--Fiction.
- Africa, West--Social life and customs--Fiction.
- Genre:
- Picture books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 28 cm
- Other Title:
- Kwesi & Nana Ruby learn to swim
- Place of Publication:
- Concord, MA ; London : Barefoot Books, 2025.
- Summary:
- Kwesi doesn't know how to swim and discovers his grandmother, Nana Ruby, doesn't either, so they turn to the West African legend of Mami Wata to face their fears, in an intergenerational story about the importance of naming, acknowledging and facing fears. Endmatter includes cultural notes from West Africa.
- Notes:
- "First published in the United States of America by Barefoot Books, Inc. and in Great Britain by Barefoot Books, Ltd. in 2025."--Colophon.
- ISBN:
- 9798888593622
- 9798888593639
- OCLC:
- 1452587283
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